St. John’s bounces back with win over St. FrancisSt. John’s erased an early nine-point deficit by closing the first half on a 19-2 run and withstood a late charge from St. Francis Brooklyn to register a 63-56 victory in the Madison Square Garden ...

Stage set for another game to rememberMaybe it’s the holiday season, maybe it’s the end of the year, but there’s certainly one reason I’m feeling nostalgic starting off the final month of the year. It’s because the Jets and Giants play...

Queens golfer headed to STJFor the second-straight season, St. John’s women’s golf head coach Ambry Bishop has added a pair of golfers during the early signing period as Kaitleen Shee and Queens native Linda Wang signed Nati...

Color Me Wrong on PorzingisIt’s only 15 games into the NBA season, but the Knicks already have given more reasons to cheer and smile than they did all of last year. The team thus far has been a pleasant surprise at 8-7 and h...

St. Joe’s coach gets 200th winFive Bears reached double figures led by Matt O’Neill’s game-high-tying 22 points as the St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball team never trailed en route to an 84-74 season-opening victory over Fe...

Win over Astoria puts Shamrocks Women in finalsThe Shamrocks Women are through to the Division B Cup Final after a 4-0 win over Astoria at St. Michaels in Woodside. Yet another Sinead Hennessy hat trick inspired the victory following on from Br...

Shamrocks 1960 make it to final 16 in Strumpf CupShamrocks 1960 will move on to the last 16 of the Strumpf Cup after a well-earned 2-0 win over Galicia at St. Michaels on Sunday. Hughie McGowan and Dave Harvey (penalty) scored second-half goals t...

Brooklyn Rugby men secure a playoff spotThe Brooklyn Rugby men’s team secured a spot in the Empire Geographic Union Rugby Playoffs for the second consecutive year, with a 35-17 win over Suffolk Bull Moose Rugby Club (Long Island) on Satu...

Rex Ryan Brings the Circus is Back to TownThursday night’s game at MetLife Stadium between the Jets and the Buffalo Bills has been circled on my calendar since the schedule was unveiled in late April. Why? The return of former Jets Head Co...

Shamrocks eke out 1-0 winKevin Grogan paid tribute to the one of the “best defensive performances” he has seen in years after the Shamrocks’ important 1-0 triumph over New York Athletic Club at St. Michaels in Woodside on ...

St. Joseph’s names new men’s volleyball coachSt. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) interim director of athletics Alex Winnicker has named Patrick Dietz as head men’s volleyball coach. “We are extremely excited to welcome Patrick to the St. Joseph’s...

OPEC will seek on Saturday to persuade other oil producers to lower production as part of a newly struck global pact to stem a crude glut and lift painfully low prices. The Vienna meeting, which includes major producer Russia, aims to nail down details on implementing the accord reached late last month. "We do not expect the outcome of this meeting to play a significant role in rebalancing the oil market," Vienna-based analyst group JBC Energy said Friday.

Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena saw its stock tumble more than 12 percent on Friday over reports the ECB had denied it more time to raise the cash it needs to avoid being wound down. The world's oldest bank had on Wednesday asked the European Central Bank for two more weeks to find the funds, saying political instability created by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's resignation had left investors reluctant to commit funds. A financial source told AFP the Italian bank had not yet received any official communication on the matter from the ECB.